Day 1 Unit 2 - Sept. 20, 2010
Objective: Students will be introduced to novel study: A Walk to Remember. Students will be able to begin researching time/context of setting –
W-Up: What is a charity? What types of charities have you taken part in? Why did you take part in these? How did it make you feel?
Agenda:
Introduction of big concepts in new book A Walk to Remember
Set up Lit Circle – 5 Important Jobs…. Assign roles
Introduce Context/Setting of novel – Introduce research project
  1. Time period Study – 1950 America/North Carolina (schools, economy, houses, etc)
  2. Orphanages in 1950’s and today.
  3. Leukemia
  4. High School Plays - What do they require? Vocabulary.
  5. Fund Raising in Cities – How does it work, what forms does it take?
For each research topic area:
  1. Find 2 different sources (not Wikipedia)
  2. Provide a works cited and reference source next to information
  3. Summarize 3 different points of interest about topic
  4. Complete Research



Day 2, Unit 2 Sept. 21,
Journal: Write about a time in your life that you made fun of someone else – Explain the circumstance/details – Answer 5 W’s – Who, what, where, when, how and why.
Learning Activities: Complete research
  1. Time period Study – 1950 America/North Carolina (schools, economy, houses, etc)
  2. Orphanages in 1950’s and today.
  3. Leukemia
  4. High School Plays - What do they require? Vocabulary.
  5. Fund Raising in Cities – How does it work, what forms does it take?
For each research topic area:
  1. Find 2 different sources (not Wikipedia)
  2. Provide a works cited and reference source next to information
  3. Summarize 3 different points of interest about topic
  4. Complete Research
HW. Bring Poster Board and any creative materials to class
Begin to Creatively Display Research on Poster.


Unit 2 Day 3 Sept. 23, 2011
Journal: What is the hardest thing to face in high school? Write about what the situation is and why it is so difficult…

Learning Activities:
  1. Continue Research
  2. Complete Poster
HW complete poster if not finished due by class tomorrow



Sept. 26
Objective: Students will make connections from information provided from setting of book to today. Students will be able to look at the new novel – and predict story lines and participate in literary roles after reading.
Agenda:
W-Up: ON Board Brainstorm presentation guides - 3 minute briefing..
  1. Present Posters
  2. Venn Diagram – Start gathering information – Then and now
  3. Book Introduction:
    1. Look at the Title – What do you think this book will be about?
    2. Read the back of the cover and also the 1st couple of paragraphs.
  4. Begin to read Chapter 1 Identify literary elements of setting, characters.
HW: Finish reading Chapter 1 and Complete Literary Analysis on Chapter 1 w/assigned roles

Day 12 Oct. 27Happy Wednesday!

W-up: Q and A – Jamie and her Bible – focus correct Q and A formation – Design one question from regarding her bible. – Write a question as a partner to assess - share and discuss

Use: Who, What, Where, When, How

Students will read and dialogue about chapters 8 and 9 using grammatically correct English. Students will be able to gain exposure to new vocabulary on read aloud an assigned chapter - Students will be able to answer questions as assigned

HW - Complete Reading Chapters 8-9 and Journal - Begin questions - Questions will be completed next class.


Day 13 Oct. 27

Agenda

W-up - correct question/answer format Subject: Jamies Bible - Students will be given question stem and design their question - edit on board - exchange - draft answer on paper and board - write these out/edit

Guided practice = Inside/outside circle questions Ch. 10

Students will process ch. 10 vocab and questions


HW: Students will complete journal through chapter 11

Oct. 31 –

Objective: Students will dialogue about chapter10- 12 using grammatically correct English. Students will be able to show what they know through dramatic play and reflection.

Agenda

W-up – Q and A – Your relationship with God – focus correct Q and A formations – Students are given stem – Who, what, where, when – subject is relationship w/God – put on board – discuss – exchange/discuss

  1. Complete Oral/summary project – Ch. 10external image vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png A Walk To Remember acting it out Ch. 10.docx
  2. Read Ch. 12
  3. Collaboration: Group Project – Ch. 12 – Design your own questions.external image vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png Understanding Chapter 12.docx

HW: Journal through Chapter 12.


Nov. 11-11-11 - Happy Pepero Day!
Journal – Day 2: Vocabulary BINGO: AWTR

1. Finish reading Ch. 13 and discuss/journal walk as we read

2.Introduce and work on Quotation Analysis…


HW - 1/2 of quotations AWTR Reflections + Chapter 13 on-line journal